Pope Agatho

Also known as: Agatho · Family: Roman Church · Role: pope · First appears: Book IV · Chap. XVIII

Life events

c. 678 · Pope Agatho granted Benedict a letter of privilege securing the monastery’s immunities.(Book IV · Chap. XVIII)
- With: Benedict
- “from whom he also asked and obtained, in order to secure the immunities of the monastery which he had founded, a letter of privilege confirmed by apostolic authority”
c. 678 · Pope Agatho commissioned John to investigate the English Church’s faith and report to Rome.(Book IV · Chap. XVIII · 📍 Britain)
- With: John
- “gave this matter in charge to the most reverend Abbot John, then appointed to go to Britain.”
c. 705 · Pope Agatho's tribunal acquitted Wilfrid and declared him worthy of his bishopric.(Book V · Chap. XIX · part 1 · 📍 Rome)
- With: Wilfrid
- “where his cause being tried before Pope Agatho and many bishops, he was by the judgement of them all acquitted of all blame, and declared worthy of his bishopric.”

with John (Pope Agatho commissioned John to travel to Britain and report on the state of the Church.) “Wherefore, Pope Agatho, being desirous to be informed concerning the state of the Church in Britain, as well as in other provinces, and to what extent it was clear from the contagion of heretics, gave this matter in charge to the most reverend Abbot John, then appointed to go to Britain.”
protégé: Benedict (Agatho granted Benedict a privilege protecting the monastery’s immunities.) “he had been several times before at Rome, and was now honourably received by Pope Agatho of blessed memory; from whom he also asked and obtained, in order to secure the immunities of the monastery which he had founded, a letter of privilege confirmed by apostolic authority”
with Benedict (Benedict asked Agatho for a letter of privilege.) “from whom he also asked and obtained, in order to secure the immunities of the monastery which he had founded, a letter of privilege confirmed by apostolic authority”

with Wilfrid (interaction) “Coming to Rome, he was allowed to make his defence in the presence of his accusers, before a number of bishops and the Apostolic Pope John. It was shown by the judgement of them all, that his accusers had in part laid false accusations to his charge.”

Extracted from the original text of Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England. Made with Rho MD.